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   The emphasis on Hezekiah's mother Abi (Abijah), daughter of Zechariah,   
   in 2 Kings 18:2 signals her priestly lineage as a key influence   
   countering his father Ahaz's wickedness. King lists rarely highlight   
   mothers this way—double bars in Rotherham's formatting underscore it as   
   nominative emphasis in Hebrew, pointing to covenant roots through her.   
      
   Zechariah evokes priestly heritage (like Zechariah son of Jehoiada in 2   
   Chron 23-24, who mentored faithful kings against idolatry). Ahaz burned   
   his son in sacrifice (2 Kings 16:3), chased Baal worship, and copied   
   Assyrian altars, yet Hezekiah purged exactly those abominations first   
   (high places, pillars, Asherah, Nehushtan serpent). 2 Chronicles 29   
   fleshes this out: Hezekiah reconvenes Levites and priests for temple   
   cleansing at age 25, echoing priestly zeal his maternal grandfather   
   likely instilled.   
      
   Fathers lead households biblically, but maternal lines transmit   
   faithfulness amid paternal failure—think Timothy's grandmother Lois (2   
   Tim 1:5). Hezekiah's reforms weren't random; they reflect nurtured piety   
   breaking Ahaz's curse, proving God honors faithful remnants in families.   
      
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   Have you heard the good news Christ died for our sins (†), and God   
   raised Him from the dead?   
      
   That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death   
   penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death   
   satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John   
   2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your   
   sins, and saving you from eternal damnation.   
      
   On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on   
   the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name   
   of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV).   
      
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